Well, they'd be heavily European in appearance and culture, unless they're at a particular melting pot area like the coast or by a prominent river/lake. The San Francisco Bay Area, for example, has a surprising amount of Irish culture and neopaganism running around, but it's also got tons of Asian and African-American culture in certain areas.
And I'm assuming since you're talking about the FRENCH and Indians, you're not talking about the present-day West Coast, but the middle-ish Lousianan Purchase area since it was historically "west of the Mississippi River"? Just making sure, because the French-dominated Louisiana part of The Wild West was GREATLY different from the gold rush in Spanish-dominated California.
Depending on what kind of geography this town has, they'd either be in the current-day Midwest, the Southwest, or the border-states (which frequently refer to the cultural border between "Northern" and "Southern" in the American Civil War, not the country's border between the USA and Mexico, and that can be REALLY important if you're talking about minority Americans).
edited 25th Apr '17 6:31:14 PM by Sharysa
Yes, I intended the town to be located more towards the East Coast. How would the town be different if it were located in the Midwest vs. in a Border State or in the Southwest?
The Midwest and Southwest are sparsely populated, but in different ways: The Midwest is known for farming and it's probably where Everytown, America or Flyover Country is, and the Southwest is ludicrously hot and dry. The border-states are culturally considered "Southern-ish" compared to the "actual" Deep South.
It would be very white and very Protestant/Lutheran up until the last generation. Now it's still very white but more generically "Christian" with low church attendance and high intolerance for city elites and Southern dudes named Jesus.
And no Indians, New World or otherwise.
I wouldn't imagine second language fluency to be very common. Probably formerly an industry/factory town, but misjudged the new digital era a bit and is in economic decline (making them even less loving of Southern dudes named Jesus).
How's that?
Sounds exactly like the Deep South aside from the low church attendance; in the Bible Belt of the southeastern quarter, church is "what you do EVERY SINGLE SUNDAY without fail," regardless of how lapsed/non-practicing you are in the faith.
Yep. Southern Jews, Buddhists, and Hindus all go to church. That's just how it is. 
(Pagans, Satanists, Jehovah's Witnesses, and Atheists all meet up at the local Shrove Pancake House instead, and catch up on things.)
So in what region or state do you think this town should be located in based off of its history?
If it was settled by Puritans, it's in the Northeast. Massachusetts, maybe.
edited 28th Apr '17 10:29:00 AM by DeMarquis
What about Maine or New Hampshire? They were located on the border between New England and French Canada.
So here's the history I came up with for an American town where much of my story is set: It was originally founded by puritans who settled in around the 1640s. They were later joined by PO Ws from the English Civil War, which included a small group of Catholics. The town was located on the frontier and was repeatedly attacked by the French and Indians. At one point the town had to relocate to more secure ground. During these attacks, more Protestant settlers were killed than Catholics. This resulted in the Catholics becoming a larger proportion of the town's population. During the 18th-Century the town became a commercial center. This brought another wave of settlers to the town, mostly from Germany and Scandinavia. I'm asking what the town would look like in present times and is there anything else I should add to this?